The essential elements of second-degree murder differ from those of first degree murder. The criminal act for both crimes is the same: the killing of another person. What separates the two is the perpetrator's mental state at the time of the killing. First degree murder involves a premeditated killing. In other words, the killer made a plan to kill the victim and then carried that plan out. Second degree murder does not require premeditation, however.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS. For the top five soccer players in the world, salaries averaged $14.67 million. Real Madrid's star forward Cristiano Ronaldo earns $17.06 million a year. Lionel Messi, 22, is the youngest among the highest-paid soccer stars with $13.74 million. Olympic medal winner Samuel Eto'o has a contract worth $13.74 million.
How Much do MLS Players Make? MLS Player Salaries. Major League Soccer players in the United States get paid more than the majority of soccer players in the world, but are by no means the top earning players in the world of soccer. The league minimum wage for 2013 is $35,125. The AVERAGE MLS player salary is about $135,000 a year, with 249 players in the league making over $100k. Thatâs a huge step forward from just 10 years ago when many MLS player salaries were not enough to pay the bills, forcing them to get jobs outside of soccer to supplement their income.